The Crowd

18. 2. 1928 (1928-02-18)
Trajanje104 min.Zemlja Sjedinjene DržaveJeziknijemi film
engleski međutitloviKronologija
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Our Daily Bread

The Crowd (u prijevodu Gomila) je američki crno-bijeli nijemi film snimljen 1928. u režiji Kinga Vidora. Po žanru je drama, a protagonist, čiji lik tumači James Murray, je prosječni Amerikanac koji dolazi u New York u potrazi za srećom, ali umjesto nje doživljava profesionalne frustracije, bračne probleme i porodične tragedije. The Crowd je predstavljao jedno od u umjetničkom smislu najambicioznijih hollywoodskih ostvarenja svog vremena; scenario je svojim depresivnim tonom namjerno išao protiv općeg optimističkog raspoloženja Amerike Burnih dvadesetih, a često se naziva prvim filmom koji je eksplicitno prikazivao fenomen otuđenja u modernom industrijskom društvu. Vidor je u filmu inzistirao na realizmu, pa ga je snimio na autentičnim njujorškim lokacijama umjesto u hollywoodskim studijima, a primijenio je i mnoge inovativne tehnike. Da bi potcrtao "običnost", odnosno "prosječnost" glavnog lika kao "jednog lica u gomili", za glavnu ulogu je namjerno angažirao nepoznatog statista Jamesa Murraya, a ulogu njegove supruge angažirao vlastitu suprugu Eleanor Boardman.

Iako je šef MGM-a Louis B. Mayer bio neprijateljski nastrojen prema projektu kojeg je s pravom smatrao "eksperimentalnim", Vidor je osigurao podršku producenta Irvinga Thalberga. The Crowd nije doživio uspjeh među publikom, što se najčešće tumači pojavom zvučnog filma koji je The Crowd u njenim očima učinio zastarjelim. Kritičari su, međutim, hvalili film te se danas smatra jednim od posljednjih velikih nijemih hollywoodskih ostvarenja. Kasnije je uticao na brojne druge sineaste, među kojima se posebno ističe Billy Wilder, koji mu je odao homage na početku svog filma The Apartment. Godine 1934. je Vidor snimio nastavak (s drugim glumcima) pod naslovom Our Daily Bread.

Uloge

  • Eleanor Boardman ... Mary
  • James Murray ... John 'Johnny' Sims
  • Bert Roach ... Bert
  • Estelle Clark ... Jane
  • Daniel G. Tomlinson ... Jim
  • Dell Henderson ... Dick
  • Lucy Beaumont ... Maryna majka
  • Freddie Burke Frederick ... 'Junior'
  • Alice Mildred Puter ... Kćer

Vanjske veze

  • Extensive review of the film.
  • Historical Arhivirano 2005-03-08 na Wayback Machine-u analysis of the film.
  • Review and article on making the film.
  • Contemporary review Arhivirano 2012-10-23 na Wayback Machine-u, TIME Magazine, March 5, 1928
  • The Crowd na sajtu IMDb
  • The Crowd na filmskoj bazi podataka TCM
  • The Crowd na AllMovie-u (en)
  • The Crowd na Filmskom leksikonu LZMK
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